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Mothers may be able to reduce guilt over their children's inherited obesity guilt by being more careful in the future about their children's diet.
… of course. Healthcare providers who discuss genomics and behavioral risk factors with overweight mothers may make … Ph.D., an associate investigator with the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at the National Human Genome … about genomics - in weight loss as well as in other conditions - will become increasingly commonplace. Therefore, …
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How well cancer patients fare after chemotherapy can be affected by their social interaction with other patients during treatment.
… them," Jeff Lienert, lead author in NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch and a National Institutes of … School, Laura Koehly, Ph.D., chief of NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch, and Christopher Marcum, Ph.D., a staff scientist also in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch. The circles in this depiction of …
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Diverse populations are still underrepresented in public genomic databases, according to a new study by researchers from the NIH and Harvard Medical School.
… , Jr., J.D., associate investigator in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at NIH's National Human Genome … and genomic databases, Vence Bonham, Social and Behavioral Research Branch, SBRB, GWAS catalog, dbGAP … …
Clinical Research
The CLINSEQ® Study seeks to learn about the role that your genes play in your health.
… health histories. We look at genes related to a variety of conditions, including heart disease, breast cancer, and …
Clinical Research
NHGRI researchers work with patients and families to explore how genes cause or influence diseases, and develop more effective diagnostics and treatments.
… of Skin Microbes in Healthy People and in People With Skin Conditions Gaucher's Disease Genetic Studies of Lysosomal …
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Knowing your family health history can aid in detecting unique disease risks and lead to better prevention and treatment.
… hosts were Laura Koehly, Ph.D., chief of the Social and Behavioral Research Branch and head of the Social Network … Lin, Ph.D., post-doctoral fellow, both in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at NHGRI. Here, we recap the event … in using that information to improve risk assessments and behavioral recommendations. In our research, for example, …
Research Training
This program provides doctoral and medical graduates the opportunity to use genomic approaches to advance the growing area of health disparities research
… is intended to address not only basic, clinical, or behavioral research related to health disparate populations … or equivalent degree in biomedical, clinical or behavioral research. They also must have no more than two … Disparities Research, Basic Research, Clinical Research, Behavioral Research, Health Disparate Populations, Medically …
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NIH and Inova Health are launching The Genomic Ascertainment Cohort, a pilot project that will examine gene and gene variant influence on phenotypes.
… is established, NIH and Inova researchers will predict conditions that specific genes or gene variants might produce … gene variant influence, gene variants and disease conditions, gene variants and traits, Leslie Biesecker M.D. … …
For Patients and Families
FAQs about genetic disorders, the impact of genomics on your health, and the emerging science of pharmacogenomics.